In Saudi Arabia, women need permission from their male guardians to study, work and travel. They are also forbidden to drive and to mix with men in public. Now, a growing number of Saudi women are challenging these traditions and are clamoring for more rights.

In Women Of The Holy Kingdom, filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid documents the emerging women's movement. Obaid also interviews religious clerics and young working mothers who denounce change and label the women's movement as immoral. Obaid travels across Saudi Arabiato explore why the Muslim religion’s holiest land treats half its population as second-class citizens.

From segregated restaurants, to banks and shopping malls, Women Of The Holy Kingdom provides a rare look at the life of Saudi woman. From all-women factories to a women's conference and a gathering of intellectuals, the film also provides an unprecedented look at the faces behind the emerging women's movement.